Peoria Unified closes some schools Monday as hundreds of teachers stage sickout
In-person and virtual learning resumes tomorrow for Peoria Unified School District.
and last updated 2021-01-11 19:30:19-05
PEORIA, AZ â Hundreds of teachers in the Peoria Unified School District staged a sickout Monday.
According to a district spokesperson, PUSD had 623 of the 2,150 certified staff members call out, protesting the return of in-person learning.
The @PeoriaUnified11 district had 623 certified staff members absent today.
There are 2,150 in the district. so close to 30%.
A majority are teachers, but could also include non-classroom certified staff, like counselors.
The callouts forced13 schools to close today. Danielle Lerner (@DanielleLerner) January 11, 2021